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RE: Key of Clarinet

Author: Ralph Katz
Date: 2001-04-23 16:59

I dunno. Could depend on the vintage of the instrument. Buffet sometimes makes design changes without keeping records. Just try to order screws by serial number. Your Chadash barrel will make an enormous difference, though.

Brandwein and Dave Tarras both used Albert system instruments. At some point in his career, Tarras switched over to a B-flat, but Brandwein stuck with his C.

I haven't figured out how to mimic the sound either of them got, but then too I haven't convinced myself that I really want to. Sid Beckerman, who plays on a Boehm instrument, and has about as deep a klez tradition as anybody, gets his own sound, which could be characterized as much evener and more modern. It works really well, even on Tarras covers.

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